Nair R R, Eapen J T, Radhakumary C, Rajasree S
Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute of Medical Sciences and Technology, India.
Natl Med J India. 1995 May-Jun;8(3):118-20.
Magnesium is required in higher quantities, during the phase of rapid growth, in children. Its level in the ground water in Kerala is low. This can cause magnesium deficiency especially in children from the lower socio-economic groups who also suffer from nutritional insufficiency.
We compared the serum and erythrocyte magnesium levels of school children from high and low (agricultural labourers and fisherfolk) socio-economic groups. These levels were determined using atomic absorption spectrophotometry. Body mass indices and haemoglobin levels were used as indirect measures of nutritional status.
Serum and erythrocyte magnesium levels were significantly lower in both boys and girls from low socio-economic groups who also had lower body mass indices.
Nutritional insufficiency is prevalent in children from the low socio-economic groups and is associated with low serum and erythrocyte magnesium levels.
儿童在快速生长阶段对镁的需求量更高。喀拉拉邦地下水中的镁含量较低。这可能导致镁缺乏，尤其是在社会经济地位较低且同时存在营养不足的儿童中。
我们比较了来自高社会经济群体和低社会经济群体（农业劳动者和渔民）的学童的血清和红细胞镁水平。这些水平通过原子吸收分光光度法测定。体重指数和血红蛋白水平被用作营养状况的间接指标。
社会经济地位较低的男孩和女孩的血清和红细胞镁水平显著较低，他们的体重指数也较低。
社会经济地位较低的儿童中营养不足普遍存在，且与血清和红细胞镁水平较低有关。
